(JTA) – Israel’s ambassador to Turkey, Eitan Naeh, who was ordered expelled from the country in response to the violence on Israel’s border with Gaza, was subjected to a strict security screening while boarding a flight home. In response, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned a Turkish diplomat and subjected him to an inspection of his diplomatic papers and a hearing. Both May 16 incidents, considered humiliating by diplomats, were filmed by journalists who were invited in advance to cover the dressing downs. Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon told Ynet that Israel “views the incident that took place this morning at the airport very gravely. It cannot be that Israel’s ambassador to Ankara is humiliated at the Istanbul airport, and in the presence of media that was brought there intentionally. This is something that must not happen between countries that have diplomatic ties. Because of that, we summoned the Turkish official.”

Naeh on May 15 was summoned by Turkey’s Foreign Ministry and told that it would be “appropriate” for him to return to his country “for a while.” He was subject to a strict security screening, including being frisked and ordered to remove his shoes, at the Istanbul airport before he could board a flight for Israel. His hands also were inspected for traces of explosives, according to a report.

“This was an intentional humiliation,” an Israeli official told Ynet. Hours later, the Turkish charge d’affairs in Tel Aviv, Umut Deniz, was summoned for a “dressing down,” the Foreign Ministry announced. He was asked to hand over his passport and all of his diplomatic documents were scrutinized, according to reports.

The incidents of humiliation come two years after the countries’ exchanged ambassadors for the first time in more than five years.

CAP: Refused diplomatic protocols, Israel’s Ambassador to Turkey, Eitan Na’eh, was required to go through strict security check at airport in front of invited media. – Screenshot: Turkish media.